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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #161
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1823
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Cunningham, Benjamin P.
Galingher, Martha
Hamilton, Charlotte
Hartzler, Christian
Hays, John
Horsincomb, Mary
Kidders, Sarah
Moore, Agnes
Moore, George
Moore, John
Moore, Susanna
Moore, Thomas
Morgan, Barbara
Morgan, George
Murphy, Elizabeth
Murphy, Samuel
Myer, Jacob
Sherer, John
Sherer, Mary
Thatcher, Martha
Weidle, Daniel
Weidle, Sally
Wright, Alexander
Wright, Mary Ann
Young, Lydia
Young, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
West Hempfield Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1823 #161
Box Number
003
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/20.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Cunningham, Benjamin P. Teacher.
Galingher, Martha.
Hamilton, Charlotte.
Hartzler, Christian.
Hays, John.
Horsincomb, Mary.
Kidders, Sarah.
Moore, Agnes.
Moore, George.
Moore, John.
Moore, Susanna.
Moore, Thomas.
Morgan, Barbara.
Morgan, George.
Murphy, Elizabeth.
Murphy, Samuel.
Myer, Jacob.
Sherer, John.
Sherer, Mary.
Thatcher, Martha.
Weidle, Daniel.
Weidle, Sally.
Wright, Alexander.
Wright, Mary Ann.
Young, Lydia.
Young, Samuel.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #230
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1822
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Cunningham, Benjamin
Hays, John W.
Lewis, Fanny
Moore, George
Moore, John
Morgan, Barbara
Morgan, George
Murphy, Samuel
Myer, Jacob
Sherer, John
Sherer, Mary
Thatcher, Martha
Wright, Alexander
Wright, Mary Ann
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rapho Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Rapho Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1822 #230
Box Number
002
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/12/02.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Cunningham, Benjamin .Teacher.
Hays, John W.
Lewis, Fanny.
Moore, George.
Moore, John.
Morgan, Barbara.
Morgan, George.
Murphy, Samuel.
Myer, Jacob.
Sherer, John.
Sherer, Mary.
Thatcher, Martha.
Wright, Alexander.
Wright, Mary Ann.
1 item, 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Sherer Family Album #1
Object ID
A-76-01-39
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Sherer Family Album #1
Description
Woman in dress with full sleeves and large hat. Possibly Mary Ann Miller Sherer.
Provenance
Gift of Richard Aurand Sherer
Creator
Pannebecker, Samuel K.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sherer, Mary Ann Miller
Search Terms
Portraits
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 4.25 inches
Object ID
A-76-01-39
Images
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1806 F019 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kelly, Thomas
Sherer, Mary
Sherer, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1806 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with stealing items belonging to Mary Sherer, wife of Jacob Sherer.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
Less detail